2025 Gaming Plans.

[pietasterp]

I think this year will primarily be (yet another) backlog clear-out year for me, with an exception for GTA6 just because I know I'm gonna get that when/if it comes out this year.

I'm a huge Civilization geek, so I will eventually get Civ 7, but I almost never get those games at launch. They're good for the better part of a decade, usually, so I'll just wait on that one for a while (unless I miraculously clear out my backlog and end up needing new content!).

Otherwise, I still have FFVII Remake sitting around on my hard drive, and if I ever get the spark again, Gran Turismo 7 is still there.

I'm 50-50 on whether I get a new College Football this year, but it may be time to jump back into MLB The Show depending on how this year's edition looks.

And honestly, that will probably more than account for my year, as I don't finish games or put in as much time these days. But we'll see.

Happy New Year to everyone, by the way!

[Shootermcd]

Quote: Originally Posted by pietasterp

I'm a huge Civilization geek, so I will eventually get Civ 7, but I almost never get those games at launch. They're good for the better part of a decade, usually, so I'll just wait on that one for a while (unless I miraculously clear out my backlog and end up needing new content!).

From what I've seen so far Civ 7 is going to be alot different then the previous games. The combat leader system is intriguing.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by Shootermcd

From what I've seen so far Civ 7 is going to be alot different then the previous games. The combat leader system is intriguing.

Yeah, honestly, it doesn't make sense to me as described - you just switch Civilizations at each era? That seems like it defeats the entire purpose of the game (build a civilization to stand the test of time!).

I'm willing to give it a shot at some point, it's just a matter of whether 'at some point' is next year or 5 years from now.

[ChaseB]

I'm trying to beat 30 games this year, which will be a mix of new and old. I knocked out Lies of P as the first one and won't count Indy even though I technically finished it after the New Year.

No real locked in plans for the games I plan to focus on though at this point, but probably will lean more backlog in the end.

[peter42O]

2024 COMPLETED GAMES
- Astro Bot (9.0/10, excellent)
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (8.0/10, great)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (8.5/10, great)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (8.5/10, great)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (8.0/10, great)
- Call of Duty: Vanguard (8.0/10, great)
- Dead Island 2: Haus (7.0/10, good, expansion)
- Dead Island 2: Sola (8.0/10, great, expansion)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (9.0/10, excellent)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (9.0/10, excellent)
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (6.5/10, above average)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (8.5/10, great)
- Rise of the Ronin (8.0/10, great)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (7.0/10, good)
- Starfield: Shattered Space (8.5/10, great, expansion)
- Stellar Blade (9.5/10, excellent, my 2024 game of the year)
- Visions of Mana (8.5/10, great)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (8.5/10, great)

CURRENTLY PLAYING
- Star Wars Outlaws

Will be starting Star Wars Outlaws base game via Ubisoft+ on Xbox Series X this coming Monday and will then jump into the Wild Card expansion once I complete the base game.

2025 QUARTERLY UPDATE
Going into 2025, I have changed how I play games. Games that are on a subscription take priority over all other games. New releases take priority over my backlogged games. New games that I have to buy will no longer be purchased day one unless im actually playing it day one. So for example, Pirate Yakuza will be purchased and played later on in 2025.

My first new game release will be Avowed in February which im really looking forward to playing. I was going back and forth between it and Shadows on which to play first but since Ubisoft delayed the game to March, the decision was made for me. Thanks Ubi!!

JANUARY
- None

FEBRUARY
02/18 - Avowed (Game Pass Ultimate)
02/21 - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza

MARCH
03/20 - Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Plus)
03/27 - Atomfall (Game Pass Ultimate)

BACKLOG
- Cyberpunk 2077 (base game)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (expansion)
- Diablo IV (base game)
- Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Fallen (expansion)
- Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide (expansion)
- Ghostwire Tokyo (game pass ultimate)
- Horizon Forbidden West: The Burning Shores (expansion)
- Remnant II: The Awakened King (expansion)
- Remnant II: The Dark Horizon (expansion)
- Remnant II: The Forgotten Kingdom (expansion)

BACKLOG 2
- Fantasian Neo Dimension
- Y's X: Nordics

Backlog 2 are games that I want to play at some point but currently don't own yet. I may buy Fantasian Neo Dimension later this month as I really enjoyed the demo and put over three hours into it but im not certain yet if I will have the time to play it before Avowed releases. If not, no reason for me to buy it yet.

Was going to buy Y's X: Nordics recently but NIS America/Falcom announced Ys X: Proud Nordics for a 2025 release and are treating it as a brand new game so I simply have decided to wait and see how this plays out later this year.

[mike24forever]

I no longer refer to all the games I own as "backlog". That term fills me with guilt for my spending habits. Plus, I collect sport titles for the original Xbox and they could be considered backlog, but are they really?

I plan on trying to stop purchasing everything I see for the PS5 and Xbox X/S, I NEED to stop buy WWE 2K games. I love them, but do not play them enough to buy when they first drop.

Typically, I will buy all sport titles and I will start multiple seasons in every title and not finish any seasons. This seems to be how I game now.

I would love a college basketball game and a new Battlefield game that is as good as Battlefield 4 back on the PS4.

[KSUowls]

Quote: Originally Posted by mike24forever

I no longer refer to all the games I own as "backlog". That term fills me with guilt for my spending habits. Plus, I collect sport titles for the original Xbox and they could be considered backlog, but are they really?

Have you come up with a good system to identify true "backlog" items? I too have more games than I will probably ever play, I blame Steam, and I definitely get the sense of guilt for not playing them. For many of those games I kind of have a vague sense of "I'll get to it eventually". Some others carry a more concrete desire to play, but even then it all is a disorganized mess.

[LowerWolf]

Put me in the insane backlog group.

Last year was a weird year for me gaming-wise. Really, starting with the fall of 2023, I basically stopped playing and that continued into the spring of last year. I started to wonder if it wasn't time for me to tap out on gaming. Then MLB 24 came out and I got rolling with it, Madden 24 and NBA 2K24 throughout the summer.

I got CFB25 and M25, but September hit and I basically stopped playing again. My lone Christmas gift was a PS5 Pro, so I'm hoping that rekindles some enthusiasm for gaming.

PLAN TO PURCHASE

MLB 25
That's it, that's my list of games I plan to buy this year. And even that is a little iffy as to whether I actually buy it. But I'm assuming it will be Pro enhanced and hopefully bullpen AI is a bit better. Plus, a fair number of Vols from the national championship team got drafted, so they should be in the game.

PLAN TO PLAY

College Football 25
Madden 25
NBA 2K24
MLB 24
Started my CFB dynasty this weekend and my 49ers dynasty will get started soon after. Kind of absurd I've had both games since launch and hadn't started until now. Also continuing my Bulls dynasty on 2K24. I love MLB 24, so I'm going to keep grinding on my Braves dynasty. If I don't like what I see from MLB 25, then I may just keep rolling with 24.

Gran Turismo 7
F1 24
Actually played a fair amount of GT7 over Christmas after getting the Pro, so I'm sure that will continue. Plan to start a career on F1.

Final Fantasy VII - Remake and Rebirth
I want to run through Remake again before starting Rebirth.

Jedi Fallen Order and Survivor
Star Wars Outlaws
Want to run through FO again before starting Survivor and then I still have Outlaws waiting, which I picked up on Black Friday.

Tekken 8
Street Fighter 6
Fighting games I picked up on sale last summer that I've barely touched. Loved T7 and SF5, so I'm sure I'll enjoy these when I get around to them.

And there are still plenty of other games - mainly PS4 that I'd like to get back to or play again. I'd love to run trough the rebooted Tomb Raider trilogy again.